As an IEEE member society, the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) shall sponsor standards development as required to meet the needs of its membership, the IEEE at large, and the worldwide communications industry. The standards development activity shall be conducted in partnership with the IEEE-SA Standards Board, with appropriate liaison with and contributions to other standards bodies. ComSoc standards activities, including standards development and standardization programs development, shall be restricted to communications, networking, and related fields, as defined in the scope of the Society and the charters of its Technical Committees.

Scope

The ComSoc Standards Development Board (COM/SDB) sponsors standards in communications and networking technologies. These include the technical domains and interests reflected in the scope of ComSoc Technical Communities:

Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks

Cognitive Networks

Communications and Information Security

Communications Quality and Reliability

Communications Software

Communications Switching and Routing

Communications Systems Integration and Modeling

Communication Theory

Computer Communications

Data Storage

e-Health

Green Communications and Computing

Information Infrastructure and Networking

Internet

Multimedia Communications

Network Operations and Management

Optical Networking

Power Line Communications

Radio Communications

Satellite and Space Communications

Signal Processing and Communications Electronics

Transmission, Access, and Optical Systems

Wireless Communications

Emerging Technical Subcommittees:

Applications of Nanotechnology in Communications

Autonomic Communications

Cable Networks and Services

Cloud Communications and Networking

Human Centric Sensing and Communications

Innovation and Standards in Information and Communication Technologies (ISICT)